Izaak Walton League Plans First Family Picnic
POMEROY The Meigs County Izaak Walton League schedules a Sunday picnic at Rock Springs fairgrounds on August 19 starting at 2 PM Eastern War Time rain or shine. F Whitney Ingraham leads entertainment with contests and a softball game between Muskie members and Bass team. food by Clay Bryan.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Fairgrounds
Rock
Springs
K. D. Amsbury
Jess White
F. Whitney Ingraham
Muskie
Emil Ball
Clay Bryan
Bryan
Meigs
Pomeroy Residents Enjoy Pics and Outing Trips
Many families and groups enjoyed picnics on Wednesday and Thursday as gasoline rationing ease encouraged travel to out of county spots for outings.
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Pomeroy
Clergy Conduct War Closings At Two Ohio Churches
POMEROY Grace Episcopal Church rector Rev Charles Baird and St Peter's Episcopal Church Gallipolis led services commemorating the war’s end. Morning worship at Grace and an evening service at St Peter's marked the historic observance. In Middleport S K McRoy Evans returns from South Pacific duty calling his mother from California during peace celebrations. He has an eight day furlough and cannot visit Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Charles’ ‘Baird
Grace Episcopal’ Church
St. Peter's, Episcopal Church
Gallipolis
Grace Church
St. Peter’s Church
States Middleport
S.K
Roy Evans
South Pacific
United States
California
Roy
Ohio
Prayer Services Held in Pomeroy Churches
Middleport services of Prayer and Praise were led by Rev. H. A. Rothrock at Heath Methodist Church and by Rev. Ralph Zandel at First Baptist Church. A union service concluded the day at First Baptist Church.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
H. A. ‘Rothrock
First Baptist ‘Church
Ralph Zandel
First Baptist Church
Meigs Service Men Share World War II Letters
Neva Imboden of Pom eroy shares two V-Mail letters from her brother-in law Pfe Clarence Imboden in Germany with the First Infantry Division. He notes he and brother Wilbur have traveled across Germany and that Wilbur is in a hospital with malaria. Clarence and Wilbur both enlisted after Pearl Harbor and went overseas August 10, 1943. Oscar Imboden has been overseas since February 1944. Sgt James C. Roush, son of Lynn and Susan Roush, is home on a thirty day furlough after service since December 5, 1942. his brother Billy has served since November 9, 1942 in the Medical Section in the Pacific and Italy. The Roush brothers are siblings of Mrs. Neva Imboden and Miss Icle Roush.
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A. V. Howell
Neva Imboden
Liberty
Pomeroy
Pfe
Clarence Imboden
Germany
Wilbur
Army
Pearl Harbor
Oscar Imboden
James C. Roush
Lynn
Susan Roush
Minersville
Camp Beale
Cal
Billy Roush
Italy
Roush
Icle Roush
Hemlock Grove Garden Club Hosts Tea at Grange Hall
Hemlock Grove residents attended a tea at the Grange Hall. The 4-H Club met with Bob Zeigler. Visitors from Monroeville Dayton Pomeroy and Bunker Hill joined relatives for weekend and Sunday gatherings. Mrs Ziba Midkiff returned from Holzer Hospital. Betty Heilman assists with house work for Mrs Ziba Midkiff.
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Hemlock Grove
Grange Hall
Homer Midkiff
Monroeville
Porter Midkiff
Ziba Midkiff
Holzer Hospital
Bob Zeigler
Walter Killinger
Dayton
William Killinger
Ralph Welker
Jerry
Jackie
Pomeroy
Emmett Hawk
Betty Heilman
Bunker Hill
John Wickham
Chester
R. V. Heilman
Betty
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